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<p>Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week.</p><p>This week - getting citizens behind urban planning.&nbsp; In Basalt, angry pro-development residents hammer town council.</p><p>In Aspen, the city tries citizen surveys to move on a lodging incentive package.</p><p>There is a big drug bust mid-valley with more arrest to come.&nbsp; And for the now legal drug, more marijuana grow operations approved in Missouri Heights.</p><p>Also this week Sam Wyly says he is bankrupt.</p><p>And on the Download with Rob St. Mary, a look at online election information.</p><p>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:27:00 +0000Roger Adams & Rob St. Mary 26246 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgValley Roundup - October 31st, 2014Under Development: Roadside THC Detectorhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/under-development-roadside-thc-detector
<p>Sometime next year, a Colorado company hopes to have a prototype of a hand-held device that can test a person’s THC level. <a href="http://www.lifeloc.com/" target="_blank">Lifeloc Technologies,</a> of Wheat Ridge, CO makes blood alcohol content detectors and recently won a grant from the state to create a similar device for marijuana.&nbsp;</p><p>Barry Knott is President and CEO of Lifeloc.&nbsp; He says law enforcement has no way to test for THC during a traffic stop. Knott spoke with APR's Roger Adams.</p><p>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:42:31 +0000Roger Adams26173 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgUnder Development: Roadside THC DetectorTeaching With Dedicationhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/teaching-dedication
<p>Next month, Basalt High School teacher Leticia Ingram will be recognized for her excellence in teaching.&nbsp; Ingram will receive the <em>Virginia French Allen Award for Excellence in Teaching</em> for her work teaching English as a second language. &nbsp; APR's Roger Adams reports.</p><p></p><p>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:12:30 +0000Roger Adams26171 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgTeaching With DedicationDefrocked Minister Reinstatedhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/defrocked-minister-reinstated
<p>UPDATE 10-28-2014: &nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">The highest internal court of the United Methodist Church has reinstated Minister Frank Schaefer. &nbsp;He had been defrocked by the church for performing a same-sex marriage ceremony. &nbsp;The wedding was of his son, who is gay. &nbsp;Schaefer was in Aspen earlier this year for a talk at the Aspen Community Church. &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Below is the story we ran on March 24, 2014:</span></p><p>Below story are current news links to Schaefer's reinstatement.</p><p>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; &nbsp;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</p><p>The United Methodist Church is in a heated internal debate over the issue of gay marriage. &nbsp;At the center of this conflict is the Methodist Book Of Discipline which guides the denomination’s practices and beliefs.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">“I fear that this will lead to a splintering or a split of the church before it gets changed in the actual discipline.”</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Rev. Frank Schaefer is at the center of this debate. &nbsp;He spoke in Aspen on Friday (3-21-2014.) APR's Roger Adams reports.</span></p><p>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:40:38 +0000Roger Adams15976 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgDefrocked Minister ReinstatedPaticipatory Democracyhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/paticipatory-democracy
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Earlier this month, Aspen City Council scrapped a controversial lodging incentive ordinance.&nbsp; Now, at a series of public input sessions, the city is gathering survey responses on the issues contained in the ordinance. &nbsp; Three more sessions are set for tomorrow (Wednesday 10-29-2014) and the survey will then be available online.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It is an exercise in participatory democracy.</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">APR's Roger Adams attended a session and filed this report.</span></p><p>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:53:25 +0000Roger Adams26102 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgPaticipatory DemocracyValley Roundup - October 24th, 2014http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/valley-roundup-october-24th-2014
<p>Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week.</p><p>This week - Development is booming up and down the valley. A new hot springs in Glenwood Springs, a new hotel in Basalt and a big new bus depot in Aspen are just some of the upcoming projects.&nbsp;</p><p>There is a demonstrated need for more psychiatric care in the Valley.&nbsp; Officials say too many drunks and people with mental health problems wind up in jail or the ER.</p><p>Also this week newspaper endorsements and their effect on voters.</p><p>And, remembering Willard Clapper.</p>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:27:00 +0000Roger Adams25941 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgValley Roundup - October 24th, 2014Meet the Snowmass Council/Mayoral Candidates http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/meet-snowmass-councilmayoral-candidates
<p>Snowmass Village town council/mayoral candidates debated on Thursday night. Click "listen" below for the edited or raw versions of the forum.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Meet the candidates:</span></p>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:12:40 +0000Roger Adams25656 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgMeet the Snowmass Council/Mayoral Candidates Rematch: State House District 61http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/rematch-state-house-district-61
<p></p><p>In some ways the election in state house district 61 is a rematch.&nbsp; The district includes Summit, Lake and Pitkin counties and parts of Delta and Gunnison counties. Democrat Millie Hamner won the district two years ago beating, among others, Debra Irvine. &nbsp;Despite that loss, this year, Irvine, a Republican, is back to challenge Hamner.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Irvine – “Well, its not about me and if it was about me I probably wouldn’t because it is very difficult.&nbsp; Its hard to put yourself out there.”</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Especially hard she says when her campaign manager husband returns from the post office with negative mailers in support of the incumbent. &nbsp;APR's Roger Adams talked with Irvine and Hamner and has this report.Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:25:31 +0000Roger Adams25235 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgRematch: State House District 61Valley Roundup - October 3rd, 2014http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/valley-roundup-october-3rd-2014
<p>Welcome to Valley Roundup a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week.</p><p>This week&nbsp; - Aspen’s parking debacle forces the department’s director out as internal emails on the scam are released.</p><p>The owners of an Aspen penthouse are back in court.&nbsp; This time its about the building’s front door which they say is for their use only.</p><p>Also this week two hotels announce big redevelopment plans.</p><p>And, prosecuting the Aspen art museum climbersFri, 03 Oct 2014 21:27:00 +0000Roger Adams25122 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgValley Roundup - October 3rd, 2014Electric Road Rallyhttp://aspenpublicradio.org/post/electric-road-rally
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Electric cars will set off tomorrow (Friday 10-3-2014) from various points along the western slope for a road rally.&nbsp; It is in part a demonstration of recharging the cars.&nbsp; There are now recharge, or plug-in stations along the Roaring Fork Valley and across the west slope.&nbsp; Heather McGregor is one of the organizers.&nbsp; She is with the Garfield County Clean Energy Collaborative.</span></p>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:16:09 +0000Roger Adams25121 at http://aspenpublicradio.orgElectric Road Rally